What strikes me most about this message is that all of this technology was up and running in a very short space of time without any regulations, controls or taxes from any government on the planet. Any possible income goes to private companies and individuals.
How did the U.S. miss getting a piece of this industry and finding a way to tax it? Part of the answer may be that many of the developers were younger with an anti-establishment attitude. I think that is the best part.
What if there were censors on Web postings or e-mails? The messages would be lost--think of the World War II censorship that controlled information leaving and entering the U.S.
A wartime censor excises text from a letter with a sharp knife. (NARA, 216-FS-6176B-82)
Source: http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/spring/mail-censorship-in-world-war-two-1.html
I simply cannot imagine censorship happening online like it did in WWII. It would be so limiting! Thank goodness for the times we live in.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point in saying that an authors "message" would be lost if there was any restrictions on e-mails or blog posting. You have to remember though that many newspapers and online websites will not allow any swearing or inappropriate dialogue because they want to protect their readers. Some restrictions as in these instances could be looked upon as good.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Loved the image.
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